What Happens When we die?

[The Samuelopalian Empire]

You become a new being. And you might be a different species, animal or alien.

This is based on what?

My beliefs.

[The Samuelopalian Empire]

Ignore this double post

[Tlaceceyaya]

This is based on what?

My beliefs.

And they are based on what?

[Vareiln]

Who knows? Someday we'll all find out.

[The Samuelopalian Empire]

My beliefs.

And they are based on what?

Me.

[Conscentia]

And they are based on what?

Me.

So you are admitting you made it up?

[Conscentia]

Who knows? Someday we'll all find out.

We've been studying the human body for centuries. Plenty of people know.

"A dead system is only different to a system that has never been alive in one respect: it used to be a living system.
A living system is merely one that uses external energy to lower it's own internal entropy. (ie. Consumption & Homoeostasis)
Death is what occurs when a living system is no longer able to maintain it's internal entropy. (ie. The failure of homoeostasis.)"

[The Grey Wolf]

The stream of consciousness takes a new body.

[Conscentia]

The stream of consciousness takes a new body.

Why do you think so? What is this based on?
What about when the population declines? Where does the consciousness go then?
What about before there was life? Where did it come from?
What about when the population increases? Where does the consciousness for the new bodies come from?

[The Grey Wolf]

The stream of consciousness takes a new body.

Why do you think so? What is this based on?
What about when the population declines? Where does the consciousness go then?
What about before there was life? Where did it come from?
What about when the population increases? Where does the consciousness for the new bodies come from?

This is the only planet with life on it in the universe. This is the only universe in the world (pun intended.) Humans are the only species of animals.
I believe God created it, out of a part of his essence.

[Xsyne]

The stream of consciousness takes a new body.

Why do you think so? What is this based on?
What about when the population declines? Where does the consciousness go then?
What about before there was life? Where did it come from?
What about when the population increases? Where does the consciousness for the new bodies come from?

From my admittedly nearly non-existent understanding of religions involving reincarnation, the "soul", for lack of a better word, is extratemporal.

[Conscentia]

Why do you think so? What is this based on?
What about when the population declines? Where does the consciousness go then?
What about before there was life? Where did it come from?
What about when the population increases? Where does the consciousness for the new bodies come from?

This is the only planet with life on it in the universe. This is the only universe in the world (pun intended.) Humans are the only species of animals.

I never said any of that. The "population" in my question refers to conscious living systems in general.

I believe God created it, out of a part of his essence.

Why do you think so? What is this based on?

[The Grey Wolf]

This is the only planet with life on it in the universe. This is the only universe in the world (pun intended.) Humans are the only species of animals.

I never said any of that. The "population" in my question refers to conscious living systems in general.

I believe God created it, out of a part of his essence.

Why do you think so? What is this based on?

I don't know why I believe in God. Woke up one morning and had an epipheny. I should never eat before sleeping. I don't believe in a soul, though God probably has some attribute or essence that can be compared to a soul. Consciousness is the next best thing so to speak. There's this one guy, can't remember his name (I'll find him later and give ya a link.) who did research into reincarnation. Because I disbelieve in a soul (at least in this universe, or at this present time.) Consciousness and mind seem to be the only thing that would transmigrate.

[Conscentia]

I never said any of that. The "population" in my question refers to conscious living systems in general.


Why do you think so? What is this based on?

I don't know why I believe in God. Woke up one morning and had an epipheny. I should never eat before sleeping. I don't believe in a soul, though God probably has some attribute or essence that can be compared to a soul. Consciousness is the next best thing so to speak. There's this one guy, can't remember his name (I'll find him later and give ya a link.) who did research into reincarnation. Because I disbelieve in a soul (at least in this universe, or at this present time.) Consciousness and mind seem to be the only thing that would transmigrate.

As far as I am aware, the scientific research suggest that consciousness is simply the activity of our brain, and when the brain dies the consciousness ceases to be. Indeed, there are many cases where events that have caused brain damage have caused changes in an individual's personality & behaviour.

[The Grey Wolf]

I don't know why I believe in God. Woke up one morning and had an epipheny. I should never eat before sleeping. I don't believe in a soul, though God probably has some attribute or essence that can be compared to a soul. Consciousness is the next best thing so to speak. There's this one guy, can't remember his name (I'll find him later and give ya a link.) who did research into reincarnation. Because I disbelieve in a soul (at least in this universe, or at this present time.) Consciousness and mind seem to be the only thing that would transmigrate.

As far as I am aware, the scientific research suggest that consciousness is simply the activity of our brain, and when the brain dies the consciousness ceases to be.

I'll admit that that's more than possible. But couldn't it be possible that consciousness continues after death into a new body?

[Conscentia]

As far as I am aware, the scientific research suggest that consciousness is simply the activity of our brain, and when the brain dies the consciousness ceases to be.

I'll admit that that's more than possible. But couldn't it be possible that consciousness continues after death into a new body?

I do not think so.
In order for that to happen, there would have to be some sort of mechanism to transfer the consciousness.
If consciousness is, as the evidence suggests, a result of the brain's functioning, the only way to transfer consciousness would be to physically transfer the brain without killing or damaging it.

[Katganistan]

Maybe after you die you get whatever you've always wanted in life

Oblivion?

[Katganistan]

You spend eternity helping Robin Williams find his dead wife in the afterlife.

What Dreams May Come was an enjoyable movie.

[Fartsniffage]

Maybe after you die you get whatever you've always wanted in life

Oblivion?

Death's a little extreme just to get that....it'll be out on DVD in a few weeks.

[CTALNH]

Who gives a shit? its not like your gonna be alive to tell anyone....

[Nation M]

What happens after you die? Is there some sort of after life or do you completely cease to exist forever? Do you reincarnate into another living thing? Are scared to die?

Well I could understand from an Atheist standpoint how you would fear death and the unknowns of the afterlife (if any). According to the teachings of Islam, we believe the spirit continues to "live". The body is merely a vessel that carries the soul through this material dimension. Have you ever astral projected? when people have outer-body experiences, they go through the realization the soul can exist without the physical body.

[Bottle]

What happens after you die? Is there some sort of after life or do you completely cease to exist forever? Do you reincarnate into another living thing? Are scared to die?

Well I could understand from an Atheist standpoint how you would fear death and the unknowns of the afterlife (if any).

This is interesting to me, because my personal experience has been that theists are the ones who tend to fear death, while atheists are far more likely to be OK with the idea of dying. Indeed, fear of death, and a need to believe that one won't REALLY die, seems to be one of the primary reasons given by theists for why they are theists in the first place.

[Conscentia]

Well I could understand from an Atheist standpoint how you would fear death and the unknowns of the afterlife (if any).

This is interesting to me, because my personal experience has been that theists are the ones who tend to fear death, while atheists are far more likely to be OK with the idea of dying. Indeed, fear of death, and a need to believe that one won't REALLY die, seems to be one of the primary reasons given by theists for why they are theists in the first place.

Same here.

[Vandelstein]

Depends on what you believe in. Nirvana exists for those who believe in it, so does Heaven, Purgatory, Shangrila, Nothing, etc.

Personally, I believe I'll be in another dimension no different than earth, living as someone else. Not reincarnation, but close to it. Either that or I'll be a vampire which will be just as awesome.

[Robloxland (Ancient)]

Ütz, If Öltusıği Şed Güde, Öltusıği Öcuturkra gü tö Hvenne, böyt If Öltusıği Şed Tılligü, Öltuşıği Öcuturkra gü tö Hvellıkü. Well, if you are good, you will go to heaven, but if you are bad, you will go to hell.